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Sulu Slavery Treaty. Acting Secretary Meiklejohn Addresses Letter to Mr Bryan. Washington, Oct 9 -Acting Sec? retary Meiklejohn, of the war depart? ment; has sent the following letter to ??on W. J. Bryan, who speaks at ? Peoria, 111, today : j October 6. 1900 ".Dear Sir : In the press reports I yesterday of yoor address at Tipton, ! , Ind, in which you referred to the overthrow of haman slavery in the United States resulting from the sac cess of the armies of the Union yon are also reported as saying io that connection : " 'We ?fougbt tben for the adop tion of a constitutional amendment that provided that no man could own a slave, and yet before the Philippine war is ended we have the Sala treaty, which recagnizes slavery.' "Permit me to invite your attention to the following extracts from the letter of the secretary of war to Maj Gen Otis commanding the United States forces ia the Philippines, under date of Oct 27, 1899 : " 'The president instructs me to advise you that the agreement signed . August 20, 1899, between Brigadier General John 0. Bates, representing the United States, of the one part, the sultan of Jolo, the Data Rajah Muda, the Dato Attik, tbe Dato Galbi and the Dato Joakanikiu of the other part is confirmed and approved, sub ject to the action of congress pro? vided for in that clause of the treaty of peace between the United States and Spain, which provides 'the civil rights and the political status of the native inhabitants of the territory hereby ceded to tbe United States shall be determined bj congress,' and with the understanding and reservation, which should be distinct iy communicated to the sultan of J?lo, that this agreement is not to be deemed in any way to authorize or give the consent of the United States to the existence of slavery in the Sulu archipelago, a thing which is made impossible by the 13th amend? ment to the constitution of tke United States ' 1 "It ?9 probably unnecessary to call your attention to the fact that ic the absence of the approval of the presi? dent, it is impossible for us 'to have ^ the Sulu treaty** or any other treaty "Very respectfully, "G. D Meiklejohn. ! "Hon W J. Bryan, Peoria, III." Bryan Replies to Meikeijobn Kalamazoo. Mich , Oct. 10.- W J. Bryan today took cognizance of ! tbe Jotter sent to bim by Assistant Secretary of War Meikeijobn which was given ont yesterday and prepared -a reply to it The reply says : "I am io receipt of your favor of , the 6th in regard to the signing of the treaty It ?9 true that the presi? dent, two months after the signing of , the treaty, sent to Gen. Otis the in ?tractious? which you quote You will note that the treaty, or agree ment, a3 the president describes it, was confirmed and approved subject to the action of congress and the only exception that he made was that in regard to article 10 relating to slavery You caa : but know, bow ever, that ?ioce the president seBt those instructions, the Republican p?rty. with the approval ot the admin "stration, has adopted the theory that the constitution does not follow the . flag, and, therefore, tbe Thirteenth amendment does not interfere with slavery in the Sulu archipelago . "Toe Puerto Rican iaw asserts the doctrine that the people of Puerto Rico are beyond tbe; protection of the Constitution and cart ne governed by the arbitrary and unrestrained power of the president and congress. If the constitution itself cannot reach the West Indies, how can tbe Thirteenth amendment find its way across the Pacific into Asia? The president coes not repudiate Article 13. which reads as follows : 'The United -States will give full protec I tion to the sultan and h's subjects ii any for?igi> na?ion should attempt tc j impose upon them ' j "lu view of tee fact that the preei j deni in his letter of .acceptance de ciares it dangerous for us to agree to j protect a Christian republic ic South j Africa., would it not be wise for him to withdraw the agreement to protect j a Mohammedan is'and v.-. the. Philip pines ? The agreement does oot re pud;at?> Article 14, which roads as follow*: ?The United States wiU not sel! the island o* i^ulu or any other isian?! of thc Suiu archipelago to any ! foreign nation without the consent of : the sui ran o? Sulu ' "It wo bought all the Philippine j islands from Soain without the con- ? sent cf the inhabitants is it fair that ; we should agree not to eeli any of the Sulu islands without the consent of the sultan ? In other words is it more important that a eultan's wishes should be considered than that the interests of th? rest cf the people should Se regarded ? Very respectfullv yours, "W. J. Bryan." MEIKCEJOHN ATTEMPTS TO REPLY TO BRYAN. Chicago, Oct. 12.-Hon. George D. Meikeijobn, assistant secretary of war, his mailed tba following letter j to floo. W. J. Bryan, which the j latter will receive today : Chicago, III , Oct. II. j Dear Sir : In your communication j to me of the ?Oih inst., you referi? j the fact that the Repubiican party j adheres to its doctrine that the con? stitution cannot bo extended to new ? territory acquired by the treaty-mak? ing power of our government, nor by the military commanders of our armies. Yon then declaro that, therefore, the president was not obiigsd *o refuse bis approval to that portion of the Sulu agreement which permitted the temporary continuance of tbe alleged slavery in the Sulu islands. The point to whicb I cailed your attention in my communication wa3 that the president did refuse his approval and that, therefore, the por? tion of the agreement is not existing. I am gratified that you direct atten? tion to the fact that the present administration does not require the force of constitutional provision to j prompt it to recognize the rights of men. Permit me, however, to call your attention to the concluding words of the amendment to the con? stitution tc which yeo refer : '.Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the United States, or any other place subject to their jurisdiction " While amendments to the constitu? tion are under consideration, will you give 80 explanation of the discre? pancy between your platform this year and thv one on which Tilden made bis canvass. Your platform declares : "We, the representatives of the Democratic party of the United States, assembled in national conven tion on the anniversary of the adop? tion of the Declaration of Independ? ence, do reaffirm our faith in that immortal proclamation of the inalien? able rights of man and our allegiance to the constitution framed in harmony therewith by the fathers of the re? public'' As framed by the Fathers of the re public, the constitution recognized slavery and provided that a slave es? caping into a free State did not be? come free and mast be returned to his owner-article IV., section 2, clause 3 The Constitution as fram? ed by the fathers did cot contain the guarantee for the rights of our color ed citizens provided by the 14th and 15th amendments. The Tilden platform declared as follows : .'For the Democracy of the whole country we do hereby affirm our fa?h in the permanence of the Federal Union, our devotion to the constitu? tion of the United States, with us amendments, universally accepted as final settlement of the controversies that engendered civil war, and do here record our steadfast confidence io the perpetuity of the Republican self government " Why does your platform refuse ad herence to the amendments to the constitution ? In view of your pleasant conten? tion ? beg to request an explanation of the concluding words of the Chi? cago platform of 1896 on admission of territories, which reads : '.'We recommend that the territory of Alaska be granted a delegate in congress and that the general land and timber laws of the United States be extended to said territory Very respectfully, "GD Meikeljohn Hon Wm J Bryan, Cleveland, 0 CLEVELAND'S VIEWS, j - Chicago, Oct 12-A special to The Tribune from Louisville, Ky, says Ex President Grover Cleveland has replied to a letter written by John S Green of this city inquiring if the former presi? dent had changed his views oo the finaooial qurstion as expressed io his letter to Osicago business meo on April 13. 1895. Mr Cleveland in his letter, w'fiiob is dated Buzsird's Bay, Oct 7, 1900, replied as follows : "I have received your letter ?celos io a copy of my letter written more tban five years ago to the bosioes* men of Chicago I bad not seen it in a long time, bot it seems to roe I eould not state tbe cas9 better at this time if I should try. "? have not changed m} opinion as theo Mjprossed in the least." Mexican Cotton Mills. Mexico City, Mo, Oct 7.-Exchange on New York bas fallen from ?10 to 02^95. Bankers do nor anticipate a steady rise in silver. The demand for Mexican dollars for China continues There is home talk io eottoo maufactur icg circle s of asfeiog the goveromeot to remove the duty of teven cents per kilo? gram oe imported cotton, but tbi3 re? lief would not help the situation much. Those cotton manufacturers who prepar? ed ioog ago for the making of high grade cotton coode are now reaping the reward of their foresight. p]vcrywhcrc mills are running on reduced tim?;. We Lead The World. I Washington. Cot 10 -A cablegram ! received here today from Commissioner i General Peck Pari? contains an *n j nouocement of the results obtained ; by the various countries io the ferro of ! awards at the Paris exposition. The j United States received 2.47? awards. ! Germany 1,826, Great Britain 1.727 and Russia 1.493 The United States leads not only in the grand total but also in all grades of awards, from grand prizes to merely honorable mentioo. Coliege Boys Howl While Bryan Spea Ano Arbor, Mich, O-J? ll - T: ? was a mildly wild time tais afeen j wheo Mr Bryan came ro AGO Ar j The ?tudeots of the State univei j which id located hero were at the m j log ia large numbers aod each j made bis presence felt. A ptari j bad been erected on the south side j the court boase building sod the en j south side of tbe fqaare a? s?e!i as j adj )i&i;)g street was covered with s s j mass cf humanity, a majority of ri j nearest the staod being students Mr. Bryan had no sooner shown face than tbe boys began a 0I21 which did not cease for 10 or 15 a utes. Even after Mr Bryan advan to tbs front of the stand the din 0 tinned, but it ultimatoly subsided st cientiy to allow him to begin, "if 1 are willing to listen.*' A few vioces responded: "We willing." "If I were an imperialist," Mr Brj west on, "I should call out an an to suppress you, but I am not." T sally seemed to please tbe young m< and most cf them laughed and cheen Some of them jeered to such an t tent, however, that an officer was co pelted to enter the erowd and arr? several of the noisiest. After th while the interruptions were frequet they generally took the shape questions. One of the questio brought ont the explicit declaratii from Mr Bryan, "the Democratic par is for the free coinage of silver at tl ratio of 16 to 1 without waiting for tl aid or consent of any other cation By the time Mr Bryan concluded ti confusion bad ceased entirely and 1 departed amid cheers. When informed of the arrests of tl students Mr Bryan immediately ser the following letter : "Hon M. J. Cavansugb, Ann Arbor. "My Dear Sir : If it ia true, aa am informed, that some of thc co!leg boys were arrested for disturbing tb meeting, please ask for tbeir discharge I am sore it was the resale of boyis thoughtlessness and not malice. "W.J. Bryan.'; Mr Bryan took up the trust qaestio and at the beginning of the speech he wa asked : "How about the ice trust ?" "Will you explain to me/' he replied "why every Republican knows there i an ice trust and yet no Repnblicai knows anything about any other kin? of trust ? Every director of the ici trust is a Republican (Applause an< cries of "co" and "how about Cro ker?") Mr Croker is not a director. He i? simply a stockholder. (Cries of "oh V and applause ) The governor of th< State of New York is a Republican anc if b9 were in New York punishing thc ioe trust instead of making speeobei oat bere there would be no ioe trust, (Applause ) We had an ice trust it Ornaba last spring, but we have a Dem ocraric attorney general there and hf commenced suit against the ice tros there and it dissolved on the first da} of August, bat they do not do it ic New York in that way. (Applause.) A voice-How about the cotton trust ?" Mr Bryan-The geotleman speaks of the cotton bale trust Now, le; me rell yon tho facis The corron bale company ba9 a pateot for making round bales, and it bales lees tbaa one-twen? tieth of the cotton cf the United States, aod yet you Republicans say nothing about a salt trust tbat controls 95 per cent of the output, but you bowl aboui a cotton bale trust that bas one-twen? tieth of the output. Are you honest ? (Cries of "yes") Theo you must have been ignorant (great applause), for no honest maa would condemn a 5 per cent cotton bale trust and defend a 95 per cent salt trust because it was Republican. (Great applause ) Let mc call yoar atreetion to the fact that your party bas no remedy for the trusts A voice-What would you do ? Mr Bryan-We have a remedy, and our remedy is, first to put every trust made article on the free list ; second, we propose that congress sbali provide that before any corporation does busi? ness outside of the State of its origin ? ir. shall take out a license from the j federal government and this license shall only bo given when the corpora? tion shows that ic bas no water in its stock and tba: it is not attempting to monopolize any branch of business. I believe that that would be a remedy for I :.be hosts. I believe that no private j monopoly oculd exist. A voice-How about North Caro I lina? i Mr Bryan-I thought there would j be some North Carolina men here and ; so brought a bulletin issued by the gov j ernmeot under this administration and I therefore ? know it muat be right, lt i was issued Aug 29, and when you j people worry about the educational qua!? ! ifioation in North Carolina I want you j to know that your own administratioo j has fixed ao educational qualification i for voters in Puerto Rico, acct accord . ing to this bulletin ooiy 17 ter cont of , thc negroes cf voting age in Puerto I Rico can vote coder thc educational ! qualifications 5xcd by your own prest j ucnt Aod my friends, remember that io the E'juth the eduoariooal tjuaiifica tien docs net take from the uuau the i protection of thc constitution, yo far as ! bis rights arc oorccrncd. but you take ? fruQj the peopi'j of Puerto Rico the i protection or our constitution and under j j these qualifications we ??but out 83 per j j ceht ot the black men there. i Our Subjects Riotous. FOUR PERSONS KILLED IN A STREET RIOT WHICH LASTED ALL NIGHT. 3iO Jaun, P. E., Cht 9.-Four per? sons, one cf them a woman, wrre killed in another political street riot io Gunama, which lasted ali n:ghc Thc riot starred io the csfe, wheo a memb'T of .'he F?d?rai party scot and wounded a Republican ?Severa; of che latter'-! ^-?rrj ?r:c?.ds tried to lynch the Federa), ba; were prevented by ei^br, Americans Thc Federals from Arryo hastened to reinforce the Federals in Guayama and a bloody street riot followed. The riotiog was kept up dc-ricg the eight and three men and a woman were killed, while twenty otbers, in cludiog several policemeo, were wound? ed. One will die. Armed bands paraded the streets later, shooting and yelling, terrorizing the towo. The whole district is armed and the people are unable tc cope with the rioters. The parties are about equally divided in numbers. Leaders of the Republicans are urgiog their fol? lowers not to engage io riotiog, but the Federals are determined to aveDge the the shooting. Animosity between the Federals and Republicans in increasing as the tiree for the elections approach and all over the island are evidences that the trouble may break out at any moment. A GRUESOME PROPHECY. The most famous of newpaper cor? respondents, Henri de Blowitz, take3 a very gloomy view of the future. De Blowitz is generally considered the best informed man on politics in Europe and his views usually carry great weight. For 30 years he bas been the Paris correspondent of the London Times and has frequently ! ?D?WD more state secrets than any statesman ia Europe This wise correspondent is usually very cairn ind conservative, but of late he seems to have taken the role of an ilarmist He predicts that ic tbe aear future there will be a war be tween all the civilized nations, a war which in the megnitude of its pro? portions and its results will surpass ill of the great conflicts of the past The nations, as viewed by de Blowitz. are full of fight They have ambitions and schemes which are so conflicting that a clasb between them rery soon is inevitable and when the trouble starts it wiil almost certainly involve all the powers. When tbe czar called the great Peace Conference de Blowitz pre? dicted tbat it wouid accomplish noth ng He now sees more signs of war tb^n nave been visible for a long time and his high charactor as an observer bas caused his prediction to receive very general attention T. E. Thackston Pardoned. Columbia, S. C , Oct 9 -Governor McSweeocy today pardoned T. Ezell rhackstco. a young white man of Sreenviiie who was convioied io 1897 :>f manslaughter aod sentenced to the peoiteotiary for five years. Thc crime For which he was convicted was the I killing of a mulatto woman with whom j he had become infatuated. Thackston seems to he thoroughly i penitent, and during his service as a j BOO viet his eonduot has been good, j Tbe penitentiary directors unanimously j recommended, to the governor that the-1 pardoo bc granted. Judge Watts, wbo sentenced him, said that io view of his j good conduct be favored the exercise of i executive clemency. Thackston has been employed on the State farm at Hagood and wrote pathet? ic letters to the governor, in which- he said that if the serious errors of his youth were forgiven he would try to lead a better life. His mother also wrote tho governor in behalf of ber boy, and his sister added ber appeal for his pardoo. Thackston called upon the governor today after his pardoo. He was ac? companied by his sister, and both were profuse in their thanks to the governor for bis pardon Senator Dean, Representatives Mc? Cullough, Mauldio and Blythe aad many other citizens and practically all the county officers, besides many ministers and eight cf the jurors and others, asked for his pardon. Tbe Danish West Indies. London, Oct. ll -Referring to the mooted purchase of tho Danish West Indies by the United States, the Copenhagen correspondent of The Daily Telegraph says : "The renewed negotiations will result, i believe, ic the purchase The opposition party in Danish gov? ernment parliament favors the trans? action but urges the government to obtain a larger price than the United States previously o?ered It is understood that America wishes to use St. Croix as a naval coaling sta lion. Hazelton. Pa, Ger 10 -A special policeman was instantly kilied, another wa.s wounded in thc hoad, a striker w*s probably fatally shot and ten non-union men were more or bsa seriously wounded at thc Oneida eolliery of Coats Bros io a clash be? tween the officers and 500 strikers this morning. Tee Kind Yon Have Always Bought, and wklc?i bas feeem in use for over 30 years, has bori?o tue signature of and bas beenniade under his per? .fflttfas sonai supervision sfcicc its infancy. /<c**>**^ Allow no one to decei ve you in this. . All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are but Experiments that tri?e with and endanger the health of Infants and Chiiaren-Experience against Experiment? What Ss CASTO RIA Castoria is a harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, I>rops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant, lt contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. 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